In 2025, fire departments serving Pigeon responded to 18 fire and hazmat incidents . Here's the full picture.
Power line down lead by count. Building fires lead by dollars. Together the top five categories make up about 78% of all calls.
Sep peaks. May dips. Watch for the typical fall climb starting in October.
105 incidents 2021–2025. Peak year was 2024. $100 cumulative property loss.
| Year | Incidents | YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 23 | — | |
| 2022 | 19 | -17.4% | |
| 2023 | 20 | +5.3% | |
| 2024 | 25 | +25.0% | |
| 2025 | 18 | -28.0% |
For the 2 building fires Pigeon departments responded to in 2025, here's how they were classified once investigators were finished.
NFIRS Area of Origin (AREA_ORIG) for the 40 building fires investigators classified across 2021–2025. The room or location where ignition occurred — kitchens, bedrooms, exterior, vehicle areas — tells you where to focus prevention.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 35 | 87.5% | |
| 2 | Other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 3 | Bedroom - < 5 persons; included are jail or prison | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 4 | Vehicle area, other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 5 | Operator/passenger area of transportation equip. | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 6 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 1 | 2.5% |
NFIRS Heat Source (HEAT_SOURC) — the physical thing that started it. Spark or ember from operating equipment, an open flame, smoking materials, or hot embers from a fireplace are the leading culprits nationwide. Here's the Pigeon mix.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 36 | 90.0% | |
| 2 | Arcing | 2 | 5.0% | |
| 3 | Heat source: other | 1 | 2.5% | |
| 4 | Heat from other open flame or smoking materials | 1 | 2.5% |
Per-capita rates let us compare apples to apples. Pigeon sits above the national average for incidents per resident.
Top 25 wildfires (1992+) in the FPA-FOD ignitions database, scaled by acres. 3,538 acres burned in this 50-mile radius. Each dot is a fire — bigger dots burned more land.
| Year | Cause | Acres | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 531 | 43.6 mi | |
| 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 335 | 26.9 mi | |
| 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 289 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 270 | 47.9 mi | |
| 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 257 | 8.5 mi | |
| 1994 | Debris and open burning | 253 | 31.5 mi | |
| 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 202 | 34.7 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 178 | 48.3 mi | |
| 1998 | Natural | 125 | 36.9 mi | |
| 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 116 | 26.5 mi | |
| 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 97 | 37.8 mi | |
| 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 74 | 43.9 mi |
Top 4 ZIP codes by NFIRS incident count across 2021–2025. Each ZIP has its own fire profile — dive in for neighborhood-level context.
Six Michigan cities with population within ±25% of Pigeon. Useful comparison targets — same state, similar size, different fire profile.
1 departments report to NFIRS for incidents in Pigeon.
A 30-minute weekend can cut your home's exposure substantially. These four checklists are a good starting point.
Numbers reflect incidents reported by participating fire departments to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) Public Data Release for calendar year 2025. NFIRS is voluntary — about 23,000 of roughly 30,000 US fire departments report — so totals are a strong indicator, not a complete census. Per-capita comparisons use 2023 ACS population estimates. Wildland fire data complements NFIRS with NIFC and USFS perimeters. Active-fire counts come from a dated NIFC snapshot, not a live feed.